Causes of the War
a group of followers revolted against Whites
Nat Turner's Rebellion
17th president of the U.S 1865-1869
Andrew Johnson
The Ku Klux Klan was formed in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1865.
KKK
a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1 and July 3, 1863
Gettysburg
Gettysburg Address Over fifty thousand men who laid down their lives in this battle
Gettysburg Address
A series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas territory emerged from a debate over the legality of slavery
Bleeding Kansas
The first and only president of the Confederate States and represented Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
Laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and limited the power of black voters.Black Codes
Black Codes
also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing
Shiloh
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
14th Amendment
the Lower and Upper South severed their ties with the Union
Succession
American abolitionist and social activist. A conductor of the underground railroad. An escaped slave.
Harriet Tubman
Granted African American men the right to vote
15th Amendment
took place during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War on July 22, 1864
Atlanta
revolutionized travel, connecting areas of the Western United States with the East
Transcontinental Railroad
Abraham Lincoln won the election in a 4 way contest.
Election of 1860
American military officer, politician, engineer, and business smart writer. Served as the 24th governor of New Jersey.
George McClellan
It happened on April 15th, 1865, at Peterson's house in Washington, D.C. The assassin John Booth sought revenge.
Lincoln's Assassination
July 9, 1863. After crossing the Ohio River into Indiana at Brandenburg, Kentucky, Confederate cavalry commander John H. Morgan attacked and defeated over 400 Federals a Confederate victory.
Corydon
allowed anyone over 21 years of age or the head of a household to apply for free federal land
Homestead Act
Anti-slavery novel.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Major general in the Confederate states army during the civil war. Born Jan 16, 1825.
George Pickett
a financial crisis that lasted from 1873-1879, it also led to the economic depression in Europe
Panic of 1873
fought in Appomattox County, Virginia, on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last battles of the American Civil War.
Appomattox Courthouse
First proposed when Morrill was serving in the House of Representatives, the Morrill Land Grant College Act of 1862 set aside federal lands to create colleges to “benefit the agricultural and mechanical arts.”
Morrill Act